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7.4.1 MH Objects 
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<tt class="class">MH</tt> instances have the following methods:

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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1462' xml:id='l2h-1462' class="method">error</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>format</var><big>[</big><var>, ...</var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Print an error message - can be overridden.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1463' xml:id='l2h-1463' class="method">getprofile</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>key</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Return a profile entry (<code>None</code> if not set).
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1464' xml:id='l2h-1464' class="method">getpath</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Return the mailbox pathname.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1465' xml:id='l2h-1465' class="method">getcontext</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Return the current folder name.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1466' xml:id='l2h-1466' class="method">setcontext</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>name</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Set the current folder name.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1467' xml:id='l2h-1467' class="method">listfolders</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Return a list of top-level folders.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1468' xml:id='l2h-1468' class="method">listallfolders</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Return a list of all folders.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1469' xml:id='l2h-1469' class="method">listsubfolders</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>name</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Return a list of direct subfolders of the given folder.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1470' xml:id='l2h-1470' class="method">listallsubfolders</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>name</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Return a list of all subfolders of the given folder.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1471' xml:id='l2h-1471' class="method">makefolder</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>name</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Create a new folder.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1472' xml:id='l2h-1472' class="method">deletefolder</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>name</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
Delete a folder - must have no subfolders.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-1473' xml:id='l2h-1473' class="method">openfolder</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>name</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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Return a new open folder object.
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